Rajasthan Police constable electrocuted
August 3rd, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 2 (IANS) A 34-year old Rajasthan Police constable was electrocuted while his colleague sustained serious burns when they came in contact with overhead electricity wires while chasing ... Read more...
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Normalcy slowly returning to Srinagar
June 27th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 27 (IANS) Life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar, especially in the uptown areas, started returning to normal Wednesday with educational institutions, markets and public transport operating ... Read more...
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Three killed in two freak accidents in Rajasthan
April 15th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 15 (IANS) Three people, including an 11-year-old child, were killed in two freak accidents in Rajasthan Sunday, police said.
Eleven-year-old Navratan Sharma was killed, while his two friends ... Read more...
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Power tariff in Tamil Nadu goes up
March 30th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Friday further turned costlier to live in for all sections of the people with an average 37 percent increase power tariff effective Saturday.The revised ... Read more...
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One killed, 24 injured in Kashmir car bomb blast (Second Lead)
March 22nd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 22 (IANS) One person was killed and two dozen were injured in a powerful car bomb explosion in a south Kashmir district Thursday. No group has claimed responsibility ... Read more...
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2 dead, 10 injured due to electrocution in Rajasthan
March 19th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) At least two people were electrocuted to death and 10 others admitted to hospitals with severe burn injuries in Rajasthan when the bus they were travelling ... Read more...
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Crow ‘derails’ train services for nearly two hours
February 6th, 2012 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Lakhs of commuters on their way to work Monday were inconvenienced when Western Railway services on the suburban section were delayed after a crow hit a ... Read more...
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Coastal Energen looking to buy out Al Rostamani stakes
January 19th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Promoters of city-based Coastal Energen, which is setting up a 1,200 MW thermal power plant in Tuticorin, are in talks with investors to buy out the ... Read more...
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Kite-chasing boy electrocuted
January 15th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 15 (IANS) An 11-year old boy was electrocuted here Sunday when he came in contact with a high-tension electricity wire while chasing kites, police said.The overhead wire was ... Read more...
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Second cold spell in Uttar Pradesh after incessant rains
January 1st, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) A night-long drizzle followed by incessant rain since Sunday morning has brought the mercury down in large parts of Uttar Pradesh.The met office in Lucknow recorded ... Read more...
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Youth beaten by miscreants dies in Srinagar
December 14th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, December 14 (IANS) High tension gripped the old city areas of Srinagar Wednesday evening as the news spread about the death of a local young man beaten by some ... Read more...
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Worker killed in south Delhi
October 3rd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old worker was killed Monday while another sustained injuries after they came in contact with a high-tension electric wire while installing a hoarding in ... Read more...
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Tension in Kashmir town over email arrests
September 12th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 12 (IANS) Protests erupted in Kishtwar town of Jammu and Kashmir Monday over the arrest of seven people in connection with an email claiming responsibility for last week's ... Read more...
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K.K. Birla group company temporarily closed
August 31st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) Zuari Industries limited (ZIL), a K.K. Birla group company in Goa, has been temporarily shut due to a shortage of naphtha, a raw material needed to ... Read more...
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Naphtha pipeline shut as fire continues
August 22nd, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 22 (IANS) The authorities here Monday ordered the shutdown of a pipeline ferrying naphtha from the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to a fertilizer company as a fire caused ... Read more...
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22 injured in Delhi fire
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Twentytwo people, among them six children, were injured when a high tension electrical wire melted and fell on houses in east Delhi, fire officials ... Read more...
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As BJP battles governor, it’s speculation time in Karnataka
May 20th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) It's speculation time in Karnataka as the central government has not taken any decision five days after Governor H.R. Bhardwaj recommended dismissal of the B.S. ... Read more...
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Kashmir cleric opposing stone throwing killed in blast (Roundup)
April 9th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Prominent Kashmiri religious leader Maulana Showkat Shah, whose fierce opposition to last year's stone throwing youngsters had led to his being dubbed an "Indian agent" and ... Read more...
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Cricket catalysed India-Pakistan contact: Dhaka daily
April 2nd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) A prominent Bangladesh daily has said cricket played "a catalytic role" in South Asia as the leaders of India and Pakistan have agreed that they ... Read more...
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Previous India-Pakistan encounters in cricket-diplomacy
March 26th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation Friday to Pakistani leaders Asif Ali Zardari and Yousuf Raza Gilani to witness the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final at ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh town tense after cop killed by thieves
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 3 (IANS) A town in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district observed a total shutdown Thursday to protest the killing of a constable, when he went to a village to apprehend some people ... Read more...
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Three BJP leaders arrested in Jammu, sent to Punjab (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) After a nearly six-hour high drama at Jammu airport, police Monday night took top BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Ananth Kumar into custody after they ... Read more...
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Over 600 children missing from Delhi this year
December 30th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Nearly 2,161 complaints of missing children were registered in seven of the 12 districts of Delhi in nine months of 2010, response to a Right to Information ... Read more...
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KEC International bags orders worth Rs.1,018 crore
December 27th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 27 (IANS) Power transmission major KEC International Ltd Monday said it has bagged orders worth Rs.1,018 crore for the construction of transmission lines and other civil projects. In the transmission ... Read more...
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Havells invests Rs.1.2 bn for expansion
December 8th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Electrical and power equipment major Havells India Wednesday said it has doubled its cable and wire manufacturing capability at an investment of Rs.120 crore (Rs.1.2 billion).The company, ... Read more...
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Two electrocuted to death in Jharkhand
November 29th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 29 (IANS) Two people were killed Monday when a high tension electricity supply wire fell on them in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police said.The wire fell near Barmoria village of Giridih ... Read more...
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China calls for emergency talks over Korea crisis
November 28th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 28(ANI): China has reportedly called for an emergency meeting of key nations amid high tension in the Korean peninsula over North Korea's shelling of a South Korea island.According to ... Read more...
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I’ll make something for Indian audience someday: Alexandre Aja
October 31st, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Having scared the world with his horror outings like "High Tension", French director Alexandre Aja says he may wield the megaphone to narrate an Indian story."To ... Read more...
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Andhra High Court still tense, fasting lawyers removed
September 17th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 17 (IANS) The situation continued to be tense at the Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday after police forcibly removed three lawyers from Telangana who had been on fast for ... Read more...
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Usha Uthup With Finalist Of ‘Indian Idol 5′ Tonight
August 14th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 14, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The finale for "Indian Idol 5' is left with just one day and the viewers are getting anxious along with the participants. Amidst this high ... Read more...
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Remote metres to keep tab on big Haryana industries
August 13th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 13 (IANS) To reduce line losses and to prevent theft of electricity, a power distribution agency will adopt the latest Remote Automatic Metering (RAM) system for large industrial consumers.
Uttar Haryana ... Read more...
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Indian scientist concerned over effect of solar storm on earth
August 10th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Aug.10 (ANI): Solar storm, termed as 'Solar Tsunami' by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) can disturb the Earth's magnetic field and can interfere with satellites, Debi Prasad Duari, ... Read more...
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Engineers booked after elephants electrocuted in Orissa
August 3rd, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) Three engineers of a private power distribution company in Orissa have been booked for the deaths of three elephants by electrocution in Keonjhar district, an official said Tuesday.
The ... Read more...
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Three elephants electrocuted in Orissa
August 1st, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 1 (IANS) Three wild elephants were electrocuted in a forest area of Orissa's Keonjhar district, an official Sunday said.
The two male and a female elephant died near Durlabhapur village under ... Read more...
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Power tariff hiked in Tamil Nadu
July 31st, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) Saturday spared small households and powerloom and handloom units consuming less than 600 units in two months from a power tariff ... Read more...
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